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ionburn · 30th Jun 2020, 1:15 pm

I use TK83 all the time now after originally buying some for use with surface mount components. I would highly recommend. Being liquid, it nicely reaches parts which traditional fluxes don't and still works well with traditional cored solder. One point to note though is that it is very sticky and also it is easy to knock the opened bottle over and leave a sticky mess. Some isopropyl alcohol ready is useful. On the hands it is not easily cleaned with soap and water.

I have not used any other types to compare so cannot say. Usually I don't clean the assembled circuitry except in stringent applications.

30th Jun 2020, 1:15 pm	#9
ionburn Heptode Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Posts: 583	Re: Liquid flux I use TK83 all the time now after originally buying some for use with surface mount components. I would highly recommend. Being liquid, it nicely reaches parts which traditional fluxes don't and still works well with traditional cored solder. One point to note though is that it is very sticky and also it is easy to knock the opened bottle over and leave a sticky mess. Some isopropyl alcohol ready is useful. On the hands it is not easily cleaned with soap and water. I have not used any other types to compare so cannot say. Usually I don't clean the assembled circuitry except in stringent applications.